On September 1, 1939, the opening shots of World War II thundered across the Baltic coast as the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein bombarded the Polish military depot at Westerplatte near the Free ...

On September 1, 1939, the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein opened fire near Danzig, but Poland’s defenders at Westerplatte were ready. The first shots of WW2 began a battle that became a symbol of ...

The remains of nine soldiers who took part in the defence of Poland’s Westerplatte peninsula against German forces at the start of World War II were buried in a state funeral on Friday. Poland's ...

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GDANSK, Poland (Reuters) - A monument to a battle fought in the opening days of World War Two has become a new frontline in the fight between Poland's ruling nationalists and the liberal opposition in ...

At a ceremony to mark 78 years since the outbreak of WW2, in Westerplatte, where the first battle of the German invasion of Poland took place (see: NOTE), Szydlo said that "Polish soldiers died, they ...

Seven Days of Westerplatte is a passion project highlighting Polish resistance in the second world war – despite its creator being born 44 years after it finished On 1 September, 1939, the German ...